Determinants of impact of a practice accreditation program in primary care: a qualitative study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:As part of a broader study to improve the capacity for advance care planning (ACP) in primary healthcare settings, the research team set out to develop and validate a computerized algorithm to help primary care physicians identify individuals at risk of death, and also carried out focus groups and interviews...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Kendell C,Kotecha J,Martin M,Han H,Jorgensen M,Urquhart R

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is recommended in most depression treatment guidelines and proved to be a suitable treatment for elderly depressed patients. Despite the favorable results of IPT in research populations, the dissemination to general practice is surprisingly limited. Little is known about upt...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： van Schaik DJ,van Marwijk HW,Beekman AT,de Haan M,van Dyck R

更新日期：2007-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are a substantial number of instruments for primary-care clinicians to assess physical-activity (PA). However, there are few studies that have explored the views of clinicians regarding comparative acceptability and ease of use. A better understanding of how clinicians perceive instruments could help o...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Dutton SN,Dennis SM,Zwar N,Harris MF

更新日期：2016-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is now widely used in clinical encounters. Because its use can negatively impact the physician-patient relationship, several recommendations on the "patient-centered" use of the EHR have been published. However, the impact of training to improve EHR use during clinical enco...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Lanier C,Dominicé Dao M,Hudelson P,Cerutti B,Junod Perron N

更新日期：2017-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Charlson comorbidity index is widely used in ICD-9 administrative data, however, there is no translation for Read/OXMIS coded data despite increasing use of the General Practice Research Database (GPRD). Our main objective was to translate the Charlson index for use with Read/OXMIS coded data such as the...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Khan NF,Perera R,Harper S,Rose PW

更新日期：2010-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Registered Sick Children's Nurses and District Nurses employed at Child Health Care centres are in a position to help prevent childhood overweight and obesity. Prevention of this challenging public health threat could be improved through having a better understanding of how this group of nurses perceives chi...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Isma GE,Bramhagen AC,Ahlstrom G,Ostman M,Dykes AK

更新日期：2012-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although many studies have documented patient-, clinician-, and organizational barriers/facilitators of primary care among people with mental illnesses, few have examined whether these factors predict actual rates of preventive service use. We assessed whether clinician behaviors, beliefs, characteristics, a...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Yarborough BJH,Stumbo SP,Perrin NA,Hanson GC,Muench J,Green CA

更新日期：2018-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low participation rates among ethnic minorities in preventive healthcare services are worrisome and not well understood. The objective of this study was to explore how adults of Turkish and Moroccan origin living in the Netherlands, aged 45 years and older, can be reached to participate in health checks for ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Bukman AJ,Teuscher D,Ben Meftah J,Groenenberg I,Crone MR,van Dijk S,Bos MB,Feskens EJ

更新日期：2016-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reform of primary healthcare (PHC) organisations is underway in Canada. The capacity of various types of PHC organizations to respond to populations' needs remains to be assessed. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the association of PHC affiliation with unmet needs for care. METHODS:Populatio...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Levesque JF,Pineault R,Hamel M,Roberge D,Kapetanakis C,Simard B,Prud'homme A

更新日期：2012-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have been performed to understand the way family physicians apply knowledge from medical research in practice. However, very little is known concerning family physicians in Switzerland. In an environment in which information constantly accumulates, it is crucial to identify the major sources ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Bengough T,Bovet E,Bécherraz C,Schlegel S,Burnand B,Pidoux V

更新日期：2015-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biological and sociocultural differences between men and women may play an important role in medical treatment. Little is known about the awareness of these differences among general practitioners (GPs) and if they consider such differences in their medical practice. The aim of this study was to explore GPs'...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Loikas D,Karlsson L,von Euler M,Hallgren K,Schenck-Gustafsson K,Bastholm Rahmner P

更新日期：2015-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gout is estimated to affect 1.4% of adults in the UK. Appropriate and timely management is essential to reduce the risk of further flares, complications, and to reduce cardiovascular disease risk. The British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (BSR/BHPR) and the Europea...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Cottrell E,Crabtree V,Edwards JJ,Roddy E

更新日期：2013-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Malta, sickness certificates are needed from the first day of illness, and are issued by family physicians (FPs) either employed by the government primary health care system, self-employed in private practice, or employed by an employer for this purpose alone. The latter system, when applied by the employ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Soler JK

更新日期：2003-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variation in prescription of antibiotics in primary care can indicate poor clinical practice that contributes to the increase of resistant strains. General Practitioners (GPs), as a professional group, are expected to have a fairly homogeneous prescribing style. In this paper, we describe variation in prescr...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Cordoba G,Siersma V,Lopez-Valcarcel B,Bjerrum L,Llor C,Aabenhus R,Makela M

更新日期：2015-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence of insomnia symptoms in the general population is high. Insomnia is linked with high health care use and within primary care there are a number of treatment options available. The objective of this study was to determine the association of persistence and remission of insomnia with primary health ...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Hayward RA,Jordan KP,Croft P

更新日期：2012-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since Huntington's Disease (HD) is a familial disease with an average onset in the mid-thirties, one might expect that spousal carers are concerned with providing care for off-spring who may turn out to be affected. METHODS:This study involved ten face-to-face interviews with carers of spouses affected by H...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Lowit A,van Teijlingen ER

更新日期：2005-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Missed appointments are known to interfere with appropriate care and to misspend medical and administrative resources. The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of a sequential intervention reminding patients of their upcoming appointment and to identify the profile of patients missing their appoin...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Perron NJ,Dao MD,Kossovsky MP,Miserez V,Chuard C,Calmy A,Gaspoz JM

更新日期：2010-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication review is often recommended to optimize medication use. In clinical practice it is mostly operationalized as an intervention without co-interventions during a short term intervention period. However, most systematic reviews also included co-interventions and prolonged medication optimization inter...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Huiskes VJ,Burger DM,van den Ende CH,van den Bemt BJ

更新日期：2017-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The UK National GP Patient Survey is one of the largest ever survey programmes of patients registered to receive primary health care, inviting five million respondents to report their experience of NHS primary healthcare. The third such annual survey (2008/9) involved the development of a new survey instrume...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Campbell J,Smith P,Nissen S,Bower P,Elliott M,Roland M

更新日期：2009-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTIs) are commonly presented by women in primary care. In order to explore the poorly described experience of women with RUTIs a qualitative study was conducted that analysed data from a publically accessible internet-based self-help forum. METHODS:Qualitative Descriptio...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Flower A,Bishop FL,Lewith G

更新日期：2014-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are now effective drugs to prevent cardiovascular disease and guidelines recommend their use. Patients do not always choose to accept preventive medication at levels of risk reduction recommended in guidelines. The purpose of the study was to identify and explore the attitudes of patients and general p...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Gale NK,Greenfield S,Gill P,Gutridge K,Marshall T

更新日期：2011-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Detection of cancer in general practice is challenging because symptoms are diverse. Even so-called alarm symptoms have low positive predictive values of cancer. Nevertheless, appropriate referral is crucial. As 85% of cancer patients initiate their cancer diagnostic pathway in general practice, a Continuing...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Toftegaard BS,Bro F,Falborg AZ,Vedsted P

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, relapsing gastrointestinal disorder, that affects approximately 10% of the general population and the majority are diagnosed in primary care. IBS has been reported to be associated with altered psychological and cognitive functioning such as mood disturbances, som...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Grodzinsky E,Walter S,Viktorsson L,Carlsson AK,Jones MP,Faresjö Å

更新日期：2015-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unattached patients do not have a regular primary care provider. Initiatives are being developed to increase attachment rates across Canada. Most existing attention paid to patient unattachment has focused on quantifying the problem and health system costs. Our purpose is to qualitatively identify the implic...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Crooks VA,Agarwal G,Harrison A

更新日期：2012-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Consultations for minor ailments constitute a large part of the workload of general practitioners (GPs). As medical interventions are not always available, specific communication strategies, such as active listening and positive communication, might help GPs to handle these problems adequately. This study ex...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Fassaert T,van Dulmen S,Schellevis F,van der Jagt L,Bensing J

更新日期：2008-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of perinatal mental health problems and effective care for women who experience them are important considering the potentially serious impact that they may have on the wellbeing of the woman, her baby, family and wider society. General practitioners (GPs) play a central role in identifying and...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Noonan M,Doody O,O'Regan A,Jomeen J,Galvin R

更新日期：2018-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefits of smoking cessation among older people are well documented. Despite this, evidence suggests that older smokers are rarely engaged in smoking cessation efforts, and that existing tobacco dependence treatments require further tailoring to the specific needs of older smokers. This study assesses t...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Huddlestone L,Walker GM,Hussain-Mills R,Ratschen E

更新日期：2015-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General practitioners (GPs) often lack time and resources to invest in health education; audiovisual messages broadcast in the waiting room may be a useful educational tool. This work was designed to assess the effect of a message inviting patients to ask for a tetanus booster vaccination. METHODS:A quasi e...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Eubelen C,Brendel F,Belche JL,Freyens A,Vanbelle S,Giet D

更新日期：2011-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) are common. The etiologic factor is usually viral, but many physicians prescribe antibiotics. We aimed to evaluate parents' expectations of and knowledge about the role of antibiotics in childhood URTI. METHODS:The study was conducted in thirteen primary care pediat...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Shlomo V,Adi R,Eliezer K

更新日期：2003-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is argued that the ways in which women express emotional distress mean that they are more likely to be diagnosed with depression, while men's relative lack of articulacy means their depression is hidden. This may have consequences for communicating with health professionals. The purpose of this analysis w...

journal_title：BMC family practice

authors： Emslie C,Ridge D,Ziebland S,Hunt K

更新日期：2007-07-24 00:00:00